Swing.



No. 885,924. PATENTED NOV. 13, 1906.

O. J. WEILAND.

. SWING. urn-0. 11 101; FILED APR.21,1902.

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PATENT OFFICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 13, 1906.

Application filed April 21, 1902- Serial No, 103,965.

To aZZ whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, CARL J. WEILAND, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hartsburg, in the county of Logan, State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Swings; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to rotary swings or roundabouts of that class in which a beam supported for rotation in a horizontal plane upon a suitable post or upright is provided with seats at the ends thereof, means being provided for operating the device including a lever adapted to be actuated by a passenger, said lever carrying a pawl engaging a ratchetwheel upon the post or upright.

The particular object of the present invention is to simplify the construction and to improve and facilitate the operation of a device of this class, a further object being to mount or support the rotary beam of the device between the turn-table whereby it is supported and the ratchet-wheel which forms a part of the operating mechanism in such a manner as to maintain it in a horizontal posi tion.

With these and other ends in view, which will readily appear as the nature of the in vention is better understood, the same consists in the improved construction and novel arrangement and combination of parts, which will be hereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a rotary swing or roundabout embodying the invention, the rollerbearings being shown in section. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the swing.

Corresponding parts in both figures are denoted by like characters of reference.

The improved swing or roundabout comprises a base 5, upon which is placed a vertical post or upright 6, having suitable braces 7, whereby it is reinforced in an upright position. Connected with the braces 7 are upwardly-diverging braces or supports 8, upon the upper ends'of which is mounted the annular turn-table or race-plate 9, which surrounds the post or upright, as shown.

10. designates a rotatable beam having a central opening 11, whereby it is mounted for rotation upon the post or upright 6. On the under side of this beam is secured an annular race-plate 12, between which and the plate 9 are disposed antifriction-balls 13. The openings through the beam and the raceplate 12 are such a size as to snugly engage the post or upright in order to prevent lateral displacement of the parts, and the opposing faces of the race-plate are annularly grooved for the reception of the antifriction-balls. At the upper extremities of the post or upright 6 is a stud 14, whereon is placed a rotatable cap 15, which is connected with the beam 10 by means of ties or stays 16 for the purpose of preventing the ends of the beam from sagging. Near each end of the beam 10 is arranged a seat 17.

18 is a lever which is fulcrumed upon the post or upright 6, and upon said uprlght directly above the lever is secured a ratchetwheel 19, which is engaged by a spring-actuated pawl 20, carried by the lever. The head of said lever is thus confined between the ratchet-wheel and the beam 10, and said beam 10, with its race-plate 12, is confined between the head of the lever and the turntable 9, said turn-table, as well as the ratchet-wheel, being firmly secured upon the post or upright. The rotatable parts of the device will thus move between and be guided by said turn-table and ratchet-wheel, the rotary beam being thus mounted and guided in an approximately horizontal plane.

To operate the device, the end or handle of the lever is grasped by the occupant of one of the seats, who by rocking the said lever will cause the spring-actuated pawl to engage the teeth of the ratchet-wheel until the lever reaches a position where by pushing against it it will remain stationary while the beam rotates, as will be readily understood.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is In a device of the class described a post or upright, an annular turn-table supported upon said post, a ratchet-wheel secured upon the post above the turntable, a seat-carrying beam mounted for rotation upon the post and having on its under side an annular raceplate engaging the tii'rn-tablaand a lever fulcrurned upon the post and carrying a spring-actuated pawl engaging the ratchet- Wheel; said lever and seat-carrying beam being' disposed between the ratchet-Wheel and l the turn-table and thereby seeure d against displacement. to In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

CARL J WEILAND. Witnesses:

ROBERT SGHUSTER, Jr., JOHN WEILAND. 

